SFTEX — American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
Data updated: 2026-06-26
SFTEX — American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. Long Municipal - National Bond · $2.30B AUM · 0.24% expense ratio · 4.5% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
SFTEX Fund Overview
SFTEX — American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund is a US mutual fund managed by American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund, categorised as Long Municipal - National Bond. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US mutual fund
- Manager: American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund
- Category: Long Municipal - National Bond
- Assets under management: $2.30B
- 1-year return: 4.5%
- Ticker: SFTEX
- SEC CIK: 0000845376
- SEC series ID: S000009233
- Share class ID: C000179995
SFTEX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Pefa, Inc. | 0.80% |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | 0.76% |
| State Of Ohio | 0.75% |
| University Of Houston | 0.73% |
| California Statewide Cmntys Dev Auth | 0.71% |
| Black Belt Energy Gas Dist | 0.59% |
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | 0.56% |
| Arizona Industrial Development Authority | 0.55% |
| Mission Economic Development Corp. | 0.50% |
| Southeast Energy Authority Al | 0.47% |
SFTEX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Fixed Income | 99.5% |
SFTEX Performance
Total returns for SFTEX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 0.8% |
| 1 year | 4.5% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 3.5% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 1.7% |
SFTEX Risk Information
Risk metrics for SFTEX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 1.6%
SFTEX Costs and Fees
SFTEX costs about $24 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.24%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.25%
- Portfolio turnover: 56%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.00 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
SFTEX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-04, American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund had net inflows of $207.03M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | $1.03M |
| 2026-03 | $12.67M |
| 2026-02 | $14.87M |
| 2026-01 | $13.32M |
| 2025-12 | $35.88M |
| 2025-11 | $5.24M |
SFTEX Debt Constituents
Largest debt holdings of American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Debt holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Pefa, Inc. | 0.80% |
| Pennsylvania Economic Development Financing Authority | 0.76% |
| State Of Ohio | 0.75% |
| University Of Houston | 0.73% |
| California Statewide Cmntys Dev Auth | 0.71% |
| Black Belt Energy Gas Dist | 0.59% |
| Triborough Bridge & Tunnel Authority | 0.56% |
| Arizona Industrial Development Authority | 0.55% |
| Mission Economic Development Corp. | 0.50% |
| Southeast Energy Authority Al | 0.47% |
SFTEX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.